Wife of Tendong Dzongpon

Wife of Tendong Dzongpon

1998.157.87 (Transparency colour)

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Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

1936-37

Named Person

Tendong Dzongpon, Tendong Dzongpon's wife

Region

Gyantse

Accession number

1998.157.87

The wife of the Gyantse Dzongpon, Tendong (younger brother of Tendong Shappe) the lay district governor of Gyantse. (There were two governors for each district, one monk and one lay.) Close-up view of hair, head and neck ornaments and other jewellery

Further Information

Photographic Process

Transparency Colour

Date Acquired

Donated 1994

Donated by

Faith Spencer Chapman

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

SC.T.1.87

This Image also appears in another collection

1998.157.88

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Wife of Tendong Dzongpon" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.157.87.html>.

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